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cgwilsonjr
Nov-23-2005, 11:20am
I always thought I heard a mandolin playing in the song "Going to California" but as I listened to it today I thought it was a mandola instead. What do you think?

earthsave
Nov-23-2005, 12:14pm
JPJ played mandolin on several tunes. There were some photos a while back of him with Zep playing a triple neck mando, 12 sting, and 6 string ... try looking on http://www.led-zeppelin.com
I also remember on of him playing a tater bug as well or at least an oval hole A style.

earthsave
Nov-23-2005, 12:17pm
http://www.led-zeppelin.com/img_8/pom_apr05.jpg

Here's Jimmy playing one, even looks like a Gibson.

earthsave
Nov-23-2005, 12:19pm
http://www.led-zeppelin.com/gfx-07/pom-feb03.jpg

Here's JOhn Paul Jones playing one in 1970..

earthsave
Nov-23-2005, 12:20pm
Here's that triple necked contraption, plus Jimmy playing an A style. in LA 1977

http://www.led-zeppelin.com/gfx-07/pom-dec02.jpg

SternART
Nov-23-2005, 12:26pm
Hey I was at that Led Zep Oakland show! Back in 1977 I lived in Oakland.

JPJ was at the first Mandolin Symposium, in Santa Cruz, and the instrument
he played there was an octave mando.....if I'm not mistaken...or possibly it
was a dola. He had just toured with Chris Thile & was a guest at the Symposium.

jefflester
Nov-23-2005, 6:12pm
JPJ was at the first Mandolin Symposium, in Santa Cruz, and the instrument he played there was an octave mando.....if I'm not mistaken...or possibly it was a dola. He had just toured with Chris Thile & was a guest at the Symposium.
JPJ played an octave in the concert Friday night, but he also had a mandolin with him. The same one he played when he was on that Mutual Admiration Society tour with Chris. The MAS tour actually was sandwiched around the Symposium.

Here's a pic of him with the Andy Manson octave playing a duet with Dawg:

fangsdaddy
Nov-23-2005, 6:12pm
i saw zep in cleveland in 77. i had no memory of JPJ playing mando. i told him that at the symposium & he laughed. he signed my mando case anyways, tho.
hey sternART, i had breakfast at your table one morning @ the symposium & we talked about jerry.

jefflester
Nov-23-2005, 6:17pm
JPJ also played a mandocaster and Harmony batwing electric.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y117/ledzeppelinorg1/images/fender-mand.jpg
http://photobucket.com/albums/y117/ledzeppelinorg1/images/harmony-mand.jpg

Professor PT
Nov-24-2005, 2:25am
Man, check out that funky jacket he's wearing.

Plamen Ivanov
Nov-24-2005, 4:02am
Take a look at this old topic (http://www.mandolincafe.net/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=17;t=21705) to find out more info and pics related.